OTOCORYS. 117 



Otocorys elwesi, Blanf. 



Otocorvs elwesi, Sharpe, Cat. L'inl^ B. M. xiii. p. 534 (1890) ; Oaivs, 

 Fauna Brit. Lid., Birds, ii. p. 3:^1 (1890) ; id., ed. Hume, Nests 4- Eyas 

 Ind. Birds, ii. p. -220 (1890) ; Skarpe, Handel, v. p. 1.58 (1906). 



Otocoris loiigirostris elwesi, Oberhulser, P. U. S. Nat. Mus. xxiv u 808 

 (1902). ^' 



Eremophila alpestris elwe.si, Hartert, Toe/. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 260 

 (^190o), 



The eggs of Elwes's Horned Lark iu the Collection are of a bhint 

 oval shape and moderately glossy. They are greyish-white, pro- 

 fusely mottled with pale olive-brown and underlying pale purplish- 

 grey. They measure respectively : -9 by -Qb ; -9 by -67. 



2. Native Sikhim, 20th June Hume Coll. 



(i. Mandelli). 



Otocorys penicillata (Gould). 



Otocorys penicillata, Dresser, Birds Eur. iv. p. 395 (1874) ; Sharpe, Cat. 



Birds B. M. xiii. p. 530 (1890) ; Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. 



p. 319 (1890) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, i. p. 381 (1^02) ; 8hurpc, 



Hand-l. V. p. 159 (1906). ' ^ > 



Otocoris penicillata penicillata, Oberholser, P. U. S. Nat. Mus xxiv 



p. 874 (1902). 

 Eremophila alpestris penicillata, Ilartert, Voa. Pal. Faun. pt. iii. p. 201 



(1905). f f 



The eggs of the Eastern, or Gould's, Horned Lark are of a pointed 

 oval shape and moderately glossy. They are greenish-white, pro- 

 fusely mottled with greenish-grey and underlying grey or pale 

 lavender. The markings are dense everywhere, but tbey are more 

 BO at the broad end, where they form cither a slight cap or an 

 irregular zone. Five examples measure from -9 to -94 in length, 

 and from -60 to -7 in breadth. 



5. South-east Russia (H. F. Mosckler). Seebohm Coll. 



Otocorys balcanica, Beichenow. 



Otocoris penicillata balcanica, Obei-holser, P. U. S. Nat. Mus. xxiv 

 ^ p. 876 (1902). 

 Eremophila alpestris balcanica, Ilartert, Voa. Pal. Faun. pt. iii 



p. 202 (1905). ^ 



Otocorys balcanica, Sharpe, Iland-l. v. p. 159 (1900). 



Three eggs of the Balkan Horned Lark closely resemble those of 

 0. elwesi described above, but are of a rather longer oval shape. 

 The ground-colour is whitish densely mottled and freckled with 

 olive-brown and greyish. They measure respectively : -91 bv -07 : 

 •95 by -68 ; -97 by -67. 



3. Servia, 27th May (0. Beiser). W. Radcliffo Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 



